A unit of NOG Inc. in Milwaukee has agreed to purchase the assets of Milwaukee Forge in a deal that would save the forging company's Bay View neighborhood plant and jobs.
Fiskars Brands Inc. in Madison is recalling more than 150,000 machetes because the double-edged cutting product poses a laceration hazard and some cases of people needing stitches from injuries have been reported.
National sales of craft beer grew 10.3 percent in 2009, despite the fact that overall beer sales in the United States fell by 2.2 percent, according to figures released Tuesday by the Brewers Association.
Milwaukee World Festival Inc. said Wednesday that Verge has won a fan vote to become the name of the new alternative music and modern rock festival to be held at the Summerfest grounds.
